Starfighter: The future Star Wars film unveils its casting and a first intriguing image

Ryan Gosling and Matt Smith Will not be alone in a very, very distant galaxy. Lucasfilm unveiled the casting of the film Star Wars: Starfighter Directed by Shawn Levy, as well as an first image while the production of the feature film has just been started across the Channel.

An original and independent new adventure

Star Wars: Starfighter will tell a new original story, located about five years after the events of Star Wars, episode IX: the ascent of Skywalkersigned Jonathan Tropper (Adam through time) and produced by Shawn Levy (Deadpool & Wolverine).

Facing Gosling And Smith, the film counts in its casting Flynn Gray (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2), Mia Goth (Pearl), Aaron Pierre (Rebel Ridge), Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners), Jamael Westman (Widowed), Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen) and Amy Adams (First contact).

If the respective roles held by the actors are still surrounded by mystery, the rumors indicate that Matt Smith and Mia Goth would embody bad guys, and that Gosling will team up with the young Flynn Gray, whose mother would be Amy Adams.

The first image, visible below, shows us the duo Ryan Gosling / Flynn Gray seated on what looks like a landspeeder, like that of Luke on Tatooine in A new hope. Simple wink or index on the history of the film? Response in the coming months.

“I am deeply impatient and honored at the idea of ​​starting the shooting of Star Wars: Starfighter,” said Shawn Levy. “Since the day Kathy Kennedy called me to offer to develop an original adventure in this incredible Star Wars galaxy, this experience has been a dream that has become reality, both creative and personal.”

He continues: “Star Wars has shaped my perception of what a story can tell, how characters and cinematographic moments can accompany us forever. Joining this galaxy with such brilliant collaborators, on the screen as outside, is the chance of a life.”

Star Wars: Starfighter is expected in French rooms on May 26, 2027.

Where to see Star Wars films streaming?

From the first opus of 1977 to the recent episode IX, via Snape One And Soloall of the saga films are available on the streaming platform Disney+.

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